I have seen Jane McGonigal present before, and I really enjoyed her message. Looking forward to another fabulous keynote address from her at SXSWedu this year, I was not disappointed. McGonigal’s presentation was, “How to Think and Learn Like a Futurist.” If you feel like that is impossible, then you should know that a futurist … Read more
One of the interesting new resources I discovered at SXSWedu this year is the Smithsonian Learning Lab. This ambitious project spearheaded by The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access aims to give unprecedented access to the massive collections that have been digitized at the Smithsonian’s network of museums and research centers. You can learn more … Read more
UPDATE 4-3-16: Session Times have been changed to afternoons to accommodate students who participate in neighborhood swim teams. Do you live in the San Antonio, TX area? Do you have a child aged 7-11? Then this is the camp for you! I am offering an Undercover Robots Camp this June, 2016. We will be using … Read more
To see my other posts on SXSWedu 2016, please click on: Takeaways from Day 1 Replicating the Finnish Miracle Throwing Out Grades Game-based learning is something that is mentioned quite frequently in educational discussions and articles. It is, understandably, a controversial topic – particularly when the games being used were not specifically designed for education (World of … Read more
I am attending SXSWedu in Austin, TX this week. You can see the posts that I’ve published so far to summarize my learning here and here. Our K-5 school is about to embark on an interesting journey. We are working on “throwing out the grades.” Instead of averages in each subject, parents will be receiving feedback … Read more
If you saw my first post from SXSWedu 2016 yesterday, you might think that I planned to summarize each day in a series of posts this week. However, today was so full of learning that I am going to have to spread out my posts a bit. I want to dedicate today’s to a session … Read more